By Charly SHELTON It has been 20 years since the Glendale Police Dept. has experienced a death in the line of duty. In May 1997, Investigator Charles Lazzaretto was killed on the job and his name inscribed on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. Each year, the names of fallen officers […]
The story behind the popular holiday. By Charly SHELTON We all know Mother’s Day – the second Sunday in May that always follows that iPhone alert you set to remind yourself to order flowers a week in advance so they’ll be delivered in time. It’s a day to make mom breakfast in bed, do the […]
By Charly SHELTON In 1926, a La Crescenta couple donated a set of Deagan Company chimes to St. Luke’s of the Mountains church in honor of their son, Emory Watchorn. Emory was a WWI pilot who flew large, three-engine Caproni bombers from Italy to Austria on bombing raids. His path took him over the Alps […]
By Charly SHELTON The Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts is now open and delighting guests with beautifully redesigned rooms across three levels of the house – the chic yet comfortable bedrooms and bathrooms upstairs, the grand and elegant entrance and dining hall downstairs, and the sunken patio and swimming pool area, with landscape redesign […]
By Charly SHELTON The drought may be over and the hills may be green, but the lasting effects of a five-year water shortage can still be seen in the trees of California. With reports of huge trees toppling over becoming more and more commonplace, it is safe to say that we are not done losing […]
By Charly SHELTON On April 22, Earth Day, the March for Science took place across the country. Locally, there were marches in Downtown Los Angeles, from Pershing Square to City Hall, and in Pasadena from Caltech to Memorial Park. Part protest, part demonstration, part show of solidarity, this march invited people from all walks of […]
By Mary O’KEEFE The annual Hometown Country Fair was held on Saturday, a success despite the winds that preceded the event. “I think it went well under the circumstances,” said Kaipo Chock, president of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce, the organizer of the event. The circumstances that Chock spoke of were the strong winds […]
By Charly SHELTON When you go to Knott’s Berry Farm, the theme park built on food, there is Mrs. Knott’s Chicken Dinner Restaurant – the best place to have a chicken dinner. If anywhere does it best, it’s Knott’s. When you go to Disneyland, the theme park built on the childhood magic of Disney, its […]
By Charly SHELTON The Pasadena Showcase House of Design started in 1965 as a fundraiser for the Pasadena Junior Philharmonic Committee, now known as the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. Back then tickets cost $1.50 and included coffee and cookies. Approximately 7,500 visitors came through the house to see the showcase. The proceeds from […]
By Charly SHELTON State Senator Anthony Portantino has introduced SB 328, a California State Senate bill which seeks to move the start time for middle and high school students ahead to no earlier than 8:30 a.m. The bill is currently riding a wave of support for the idea. “Pediatricians support this, the Centers for Disease […]